Mursitpinar: Smoke billowed over the key Syrian border town of Kobane today as Kurdish fighters supported by US-led air strikes battled to hold back intensified attacks by Islamic State jihadists. According to latest reports, IS fighters have seized the Radio Tower at the south of the city and are dangerously close to the residential areas. […]

A day after SpiceJet announced fares starting at Rs499 across its domestic network, Jet Airways on Tuesday jumped on the bandwagon rolling out Rs500 fares for the economy class on its domestic flights for a limited period. The bookings under the offer… Full News here – DNA (Daily News & Analysis) Mumbai Edition

New Delhi: Faced with the unenviable task of healing an ailing economy and his party’s worsening electoral health, finance minister P Chidambaram took to acupressure in his interim budget, focusing on specific pressure points in the and Narendra Modi… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

Mumbai Magicians shift base to Delhi over Shiv Sena threat The Mumbai Magicians team, which is part of the Hockey India League, was shifted to Delhi this morning, following the Shiv Sena protest that disrupted its practise session due to the involvement of Pakistani players. "It was decided to shift the team … Full News […]

New Delhi: The high reserve price resulting in a muted response to the recent 2G spectrum auction, a ministerial panel on Friday agreed to cut the base price for airwaves in four circles where there were no takers by 30%. The decision by the empowered… Full News here – The Times of India (Mumbai edition)

KAMRA/ISLAMABAD: The Independence Day alert for India’s air force bases on the western borders was extended after in a brazen pre-dawn assault, heavily armed Taliban terrorists in suicide vests fought their way into one of Pakistan’s largest air bases… Full News here – Hindustan Times (Mumbai)